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1984 Mar 19 - 1985 May 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1425
China (Sino-British relations; defence sales) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 236
Any docs withheld? 4

Selections from this file

Showing items 21 - 31 of 31

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Date Valuesort descending Title
85 Feb 1 Fr Major China: No.10 briefing for MT ("Lord Young's Mission") [MT reception/photocall with Lord Young, Chinese Ambassador and leaders of UK industry due to participate in the trade mission] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 1 Fr Major China: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("China: Supply of Submarine Equipment") [MT agrees to proposed limited relaxation of submarine equipment sales embargo, following successful conclusion of Hong Kong negotiations, and favours going further] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 1 Fr Major China: FCO briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's Meeting/Reception for Lord Young's Visit to China, Monday 4 February") [points to make] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 27 Su Major China: UKE Beijing telegram 113 to FCO (0858Z) ("Cocom: China") [Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls: Chinese call for end to Cold War restrictions] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 8 Tu Major China: Channon PS letter to No.10 ("Lord Young's Mission to China") ["an account of the progress we have made so far on this mission"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 3 Th Major China: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["British Trade Mission to China"] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 24 Mo Major China: MT letter to General Secretary Hu Yaobang (Visit to Beijing) [success of visit; Lord Young's trade mission] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 14 Fr Major China: Howe minute to MT ("China: Nuclear Cooperation Agreement") [MT rejects Howe proposal that she raise the issue during forthcoming visit to Beijing] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 4 Tu Major China: Channon PS letter to No.10 ("Possible High-Level Mission to China") [MT approves Lord Young trade mission but rejects Channon proposal that she broach the idea personally during her talks in Beijing] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 6 Tu Major China: Nicholas Edwards minute to MT (UK trade and industrial opportunities in the Far East) [thoughts following visit] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Aug 28 Tu Minor China: MT letter to Chairman of GB-China Centre (Tenth Anniversary reception) [MT declines to attend, citing Mitterrand State Visit; Howe to attend] [declassified Dec 2014]